Local English word record

self-complacent

adjective · 1 sense

contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

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Examples

  • he had become complacent after years of success
  • his self-satisfied dignity

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Synonyms

complacent, self-satisfied

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Princeton WordNet 3.0